Toy basket ball game



Aug. 25, 1931. H. GARVER TOY BASKET BALL GAME 11v VE I50 Original FiledFeb. 3, 1927 NTOR V fab 6arrer ATTORNEY Reissued Aug. 25, 1931 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE HAROLD GARVER, 0F MERRIAM, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO JAMES THOMAS FINDLAY, OF DICKINSON COUNTY, KANSAS TQY BASKETOriginal 80. 1,654,968, dated January 3, 1928, Serial No. 165,672, filedFebruary 3, 1927. Application for reissue filed December 26,

This invention relates to games and more especially to a toy basket ballgame.

One important object of the invention is to provide a novel and amusinggame capable of being played by two or more persons forming opponents oropposed sides or teams and which in its playing will simulate theplaying of the well known game of basket ball although the gameapparatus is of such size that it can be conveniently placed on a tableor stand.

Another important object of the invention is the provision of a novelgame of this character wherein the use of springs and other more or lesscomplicated parts are entirely eliminated and the construction is of thesimplest character.

With the above and other objects in view as will be hereinafterapparent, the invention consists in general of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings like characters of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the game apparatus.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the gameapparatus with the cover or top partially removed to ,show the internalconstruction.

Fig. 3 is a cross section through the device.

In the embodiment of the invention here illustrated it will be seen thatthere is pro- Vided a board member representative of a plane field,preferably in the form of a casing 10, somewhat resembling a shallow boxhaving an inclined top 11 shown divided longitudinally into synclinallyarranged halves which meet at the median line of the top. At the bottomof the inclined top and in the form shown along the median line are anumber of spaced holes or openings 12 for the reception of a ball B ofsome light character of considerably greater diameter than the diametersof the holes so that the ball, upon dropping into one of the holes, will1929. 7 Serial No. 416,728.

have only its lower portion projecting below the top.

The side rails 13 of the casing 10 includereinforoing strips 13 andprovided in said 1 slots 16 aligning with slots 14 in the side rails 13.Positioned in the pairs of slots 14 and 16 are trigger bars 17 havingnotches 18 in their underedges to engage the side rails at the bottom ofthe slots 14 to anchor the bars so that the latter may fulcrum on theside rails; the inner ends of the bars being projected beneathcorresponding openings 12 in theinclined top, and the outer ends of thebars projecting from the side rails to provide handle portions wherebythe bars may be operated as presently described.

It will be seen that these trigger bars have their outer ends projectingthrough the slots 14 so as to be accessible for depression by theoperators finger. Counting the holes from one end of the casing to theother it will be seen that the trigger bars for the odd numbered holesproject from one side of the casing while the trigger bars for the evennumbered holes project on the opposite side of said casing. It will beseen that the trigger bars on one side are offset in one direction fromthe centers of the holes while the trigger bars on the opposite side areoffset in the opposite direction. These trigger bars project beneath theholes so that if the ball B be resting in one of the holes and the outerend of the trigger bar be depressed it will be driven out of the holeand toward one end or the other of the casin in accorda-nce with whetherthe bar is 0 set in one direction or the other from the center of saidhole. At each end of the casing there ines toward one end or the isprovided an upright or post 20 whereon is fixed the simulation of a goalboard 21 carrying the usual goal 22 in miniature. The trig 1- bars forapertures at opposite sides ooster oftthe beard iareaar at 1w; distancesfrom-the centers of their respective apertures to vary trajection .Ofthe object of play and project the object "in arcs intersecting thegoal. v

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' *2. EA toy basketball game including a cashaving a top surfaceprovided with syn- 'c'linal' longitudinally extending half top por--tions, saidtop having holes spacedalong the -synclinal-axis, trig ermembers beneath said holes and arrange to project laterally beeyond thesides of the casing & tulcrumed I for depression of l the laterallyextending por- :-tions bywiigital operation whereby to move a the partsbeneath the holes upwardly, said a trigger members being arrangedalternatelyr for moving-a balltowards one end of-the casing orthe other,a ballof greater diameter than the holes-and-adapted to rest in any oneof said holes" with its lower portion. rojecting below the top andin thepath 0 the inner end of the respective trigger member, andnotched libsextending longitudinally of the casing, said trigger members resting inthe notches of said ribs.

3. A toy basket ball game including a oas- -ing -havinga top surfaceprovidedwith synclinal lon itudinally extending halftop por- -tions, sa'vtop having holes spaced :along the synclinalaxis, trigger membersbeneath said holes. and arranged to projeetlaterally beyond the sides ofthe casing fulcrumed for de- Bressionwof' the: laterally extending!portions y digital operation wherebyto'move the parts beneath the holesupwardly, said trig- -ger. members :being arranged alternatelyfor movingaball .towardsone end of the casing or the other, a ball of greaterdiameter than theholes-and adanted to. rest in any one of said holeswith its' lower portion projecting below the too. and in the oath oftheinner end ofrtherespective trigger member, and goal. pocketssupportedabove the casing at each end thereof.

-4. A toy basket ball game including a casing having a top surfaceprovided with synclinallongitddinally extending half top portions, saidtop having holes spaced along the "synclinal'axis, trig er membersbeneath said "holes andarran toproject 'laterally be- ;yond the sides ofthe casing'falcrumddor depression of the laterally extending'portions'by digital operation-whereby to move thexparts beneath theholes upwardlyy said ltrsigger members bein arranged; alternately :for:moving ,a ball towards oneend of the,

- easing or the other, a ball of greater diameter vthan the :holes andadapted to rest in any one of said holes with its lower, portion:projecting below the top and in' the path ofathe linner end of the.respective trigger. member,

notched ribs extending longitudinally of the casing, said triggermembers resting in the notches of said ribs, and goal pockets supportedabove the casing at each end thereof.

5. In a game of the character described, a

5 board member including a top having spaced apertures and opposite siderails, a set of trigger members fulcrumed on one of the side rails formovement in vertical planes intersecting alternate apertures at the samesides of the center lines thereof, a second set of trigger membersfulcrumed on the other side rail or movement in vertical planesintersecting the other alternate apertures at the opposite sides of thecenter lines thereof, and an object of play freely seatable in any ofsaid apertures and engageable by corresponding trigger members toproject the object upwardly and laterally and directions dependent onthe angle of contact of the trigger members 99 with the object.

6. A toy basket ball game including a casing having a top surfaceprovided with synclinal lon itudinally extending half top portions, saitop having holes spaced along the synclinal axis, trigger membersbeneath said holes and arranged to project laterally beyond the sides ofthe casing for depression of the laterally extending portions by digitaloperation whereby to move the parts beneath the holes upwardly, saidtrigger members being arranged for moving a ball towards one end of thecasing or the other, and a ball of greater diameter than the holes andadapted to rest in any one of said holes with its lower portionprojecting below the top and in the path of the inner end of therespective trigger member.

7 A game of the character described including a board member having atop surface provided with synclinal longitudinally-extending half togportions, and having holes spaced along t e synclinal axis, a ball ofgreater diameter than the holes and adapted to rest in any one of saidholes, and means for projecting the ball from its seat in any of saidholes.

8. In a toy basket ball game a casing including a top surface providedwith synclinally, longitudinally extending half top portions and havingholes spaced therein, trigger members beneath said holes and arranged toproject laterally beyond a side of the easing and fulcrumed fordepression of the laterally extending portions by digital operationwhereby to move the parts beneath the holes upwardl said trigger membersbeing arranged or moving a ball in a direction determined byrelationship of the trigger member to a hole, and a ball of greaterdiameter than the holes and adapted to rest in any one of said holeswith its lower portion projecting below the top and in the path of theinner end of the respective trigger member.

9. In a game of the character described, a .5 board member including atop having an aperture adapted to seat an objectof play, an object ofplay of water diameter than said aperture and free y seatable therein,and a trigger member fulcrumed to swing in a vertical plane below theaperture and at one side of the center line thereof. a a

10. In a game of the character described, a board member including aside rail having a trigger slot and a top having an aperture offset fromsaid slot and adapted to seat an object of play, an object of playfreely seatable in the aperture and projectable below the board, and atrigger bar fulcrumed in said slot and projecting beneath the apertureto one side of the center thereof.

11. In a game of the character described, a board member including sideand inside rails having aligning slots and a top having an apertureofi'set laterally from the center line of said slots, an objectof playfreely seatable in said aperture, and a trigger bar fulcrumed in theslot of the side rail, guided and supported in the slot in the insiderail and projecting beneath the aperture at one side of the centerthereof.

12. In a game of the character described, a board member including sideand inside rails having aligning slots and a top having an apertureoffset from said slots, an object of play freely seatable in saidaperture, and a trigger bar having a notched portion fulcrumed in theslot of the side rail, guided and supported in the slot in the insiderail and pro ecting beneaththe a erture at one side of the center linethereo 13. In a game of the character described, a board memberincluding a top having a plurality of spaced apertures forming a line ofplay, a set of trigger members fulcrumed for vertical movement beneathsaid top at corresponding sides of the centers of certain of saidapertures and transversely of the line of play of an object projected bysaid trigger members, a second set of trigger members fulcrumed forvertical movement beneath said top at the opposite sides of the centersof other of said apertures and transversel of said line of play, and anobject of play reely seatable in any of said apertures and adapted foreccentric contact by said trigger members for upward and lateralprojection responsive to such contact.

14. In a game of the character described, a board member including a tophaving a plurality of spaced apertures forming a line of play, a set oftrigger members fulcrumed for vertical movement beneath said toptransversely of the line of play of an object projected by said triggermembers and at the right hand side of the center line of alternateapertures, a second set of trigger members arranged alternately withhalf of the first set and fulcrumed for vertical movement of play and atopposite sides of the center v 1am;

lines-6i theremainingapertnres, an object Y ofrplayireely aeatable inany of said aperor tui'es andwadapted-lfor eccentric contact by slidtrigger members fol-upward and lateral H responsive to such contact.

w 15. In a game of the character described, a 'bbard member including a..top havin spaeed apertures forming a line of play and oppositeside-range net of trigger members 10 fulcrumed onone ofthe side railsfor'movement in -"s ertieal planes transversely of the line of playeranobject projected by said triggermembers, and intersecting alternate 2:t res at thesame sides of the center lines 15 o the apertures transyerseto said line of play, ai seconded of 'trigger ln'embers fule'ramedtheother side rail formovement in yertical lanes transverse to said lineof play the other alternate m apertures at the opposite sid'esof thecenter lines thereof; and afi'ob'ject of play freely I i seatable'in anyof said apertures and engageable by corresponding trigger members to'the object u wardly and longi- 5 tudina y of the top in directionsdependent on the angle of contact of the trigger mem- 7 bets with theobject.

'16. "A toy basket ball game includin a casing having a top surfaceprovide with N 's aced-holes forming a line of play, trigger members"beneath said holes arranged ofi r I holes and projecting laterally A vbeyondthe' sides of the casing fnlcrumed for depression of the laterallyextendingporr A! ti ons b i 'tal operation w ereby the parts heiieatKLhhOIeS movable upwardl in transverse 'to the line of play 0 an objectprojected by 'sa'id members, said trigv ger'me'lnbers being arrangedalternately for g .4. nioyinga ball towards 'oneend of the casing H rorthe other, and a ball of greater diameter the liole adapted torest inany of said J 'fif ith it lower p i ct the topaznd' in the path 0 theinner end I V a .o trigger member. I e, I lliflnaga'me of echaraeterdescribed,

gneinbeflincluding a to 1 having an 1 e afi wdap to w h te l a of P yand i in, ofplay a rulcrumed trig- N) germember havin afstrilringportion movble in avertical p: ane transverse to the line of play of anobject projected by said memher and intersectin the rtnre to one side ofthe Center line ereo' and an object of w" pl? greater diameter than saidaperture free y seatable' therein. In testimony whereof Iaflix m fsiature.

